Past shows

Here are some photos from some past shows I did last winter at YYWB Gallery.

Detail shots will come soon. Check ddegayner.com for future updates.

Skunk fur, buckram base, silk blend lining, elastic. 

It has been a while since I have last updated. Here is a skunk fur cocktail hat I have made recently.

I am currently working on a mini winter collection of recycled and new furs.

I am also working on some upcoming shows. I will post more about that in the future.

Photo shoot with Laura Bates

Laura borrowed some of my hats for a shoot using an instax camera. I'm excited to work with her again!
See more of Laura's stuff here.

Gabriel's Dissonance for Bast Magazine

Here are some final shots from the photoshoot with Mirey Enverova for Bast Magazine, also featured on Fashion Served 

Bast Magazine June 2013 - Gabriel’s Dissonance

Model: Echo Nittolitto

Makeup and Hair: Hayley Kassel

Stylist: Mirey Enverova

Stylist Assistant: Agnes Hamerlik

Photographer: Kayoua Xion

Garments by Michele Castellano. Shoes and hats by D.J. DeGayner

PREVIEW

Here is a sneak peak of some snapshots taken from a photoshoot styled by the talented Mirey Enverova (click her name to see some of her fantastic work). She had asked to use some of my headwear and footwear for a shoot she was styling.  Once I have authority to upload the final images, I will. They are really badass.

$OLD!

I was recently showing a couple of hats at a Walk On High Tea Fundraiser & Auction at The Garlands in Barington IL with the wonderful Angela Morano (click her name to see her amazing work). I sold one of my earliest headpieces! Here are some photos of the table done by Angela and the woman who purchased my hat.

Raymond Hudd Millinery Award display and hats

Here are some rough shots of my table display for the Raymond Hudd Award judging this May.

Made of a cut piece of fiberglass window screen
and an elastic headband

Made of 2 interlocking pieces of laser cut acrylic

And here is an acrylic headband I was working on- I will have some photos of the finished headband soon.

& better photos of all these works to come!

UPDATES

I won 1st place in the Raymond Hudd judging for the 3rd year in a row!!! I received a check for $1,500. Below is a photo taken on my phone of my display. I will post more rough shots in my next update.

Next- SOLD! I won the Dean's Hat Award and sold a hat to Dean of SAIC Lisa Wainwright.

She chose my skunk fur hat. I recently dropped it off to her.

This is an image from a High Tea event I was did last summer.

I will be posting more updates and photos later today.

NEW HATS!

These are two hats I made for the Pillars Queens Hat Jubilee Benefit this summer.

 Black straw.

 Skunk fur with black leather lining.

SOLD

I made this hat for my friend Siena Von Knopka's collection fot the SAIC Fashion show:The Walk 2012. I just sold this hat at an event I showed at a few weeks ago!

...more new hats to come soon.

Toyo Straw hat held in with combs.